Ocean Springs

Abigail Clark, BCBA, Clinical Director

Abbey joined the Colorful Minds team in May of 2020 with a dream of making a difference for children. She soon discovered that she had a passion for applied behavior analysis, and it inspired her to continue her education. She graduated with her master’s degree in psychology, with a specialty in applied behavior analysis in July of 2022, and obtained her Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) license in February of 2023. If she isn’t at work, you will find her lifting weights at the gym, spending time with her two pit bulls, being involved with her church, or attending conventions and cosplaying with her husband.

Katharine Guessford, BCaBA

Katie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of South Alabama in 2017. After studying social psychology in her last year there, she became interested in behavior analysis. She initially started her career in the field of ABA as an RBT with Colorful Minds in 2019. After a few months with the company, Katie decided to pursue further education to obtain the qualifications needed to advance her career with the company. Katie is now a practicing BCaBA with our Ocean Springs location. She is a passionate advocate for early and consistent ABA intervention, as it has been shown to change lives for those with an ASD diagnosis.

Jessica Alexander M.A., BCBA

Before joining Colorful Minds, Jessica spent ten years as a preschool special education teacher. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (go Tar Heels!), a master’s degree in Special Education from University of Illinois at Chicago, and graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Jessica served in the Peace Corps, teaching special education in the country of Jordan, and training teachers at a boarding school for deaf individuals in the country of Georgia. She is passionate about working with children and using ABA to help them learn life skills and instructing parents, helping them to see the strengths that Autism brings. “It can be easy to focus on deficits, but Autism brings a whole set of wonderful skills and abilities and it is a joy to help parents discover and appreciate those.”

When she isn’t working, you can find Jessica spending time building LEGOs and reading with her six year old son and husband.

Our Partners

Donna Burrowes, Psy.D., ABPP

Dr. Donna Burrowes is a Licensed Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychologist, trained in assessment of Autism Spectrum and other developmental disorders. Dr. Burrowes has advanced practice competency in assessing challenges in child and adolescent development including: attention deficits, autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, regulatory problems, and intelligence testing for local gifted programs; as well as common mental health comorbidities.

She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Developmental Medicine Center at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical Services, and is certified with the American 2013 Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Burrowes is a Florida native and returned to the Gulf Coast after serving eight years in the United States Air Force.

The B.A.I.T. Team